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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 16 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) in August. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Double-crested Cormorant 0 5 5 15 93.8% 94%
2   American Herring Gull 0 5 4 14 87.5% 91%
3   Laughing Gull 0 5 4 14 87.5% 90%
4   Snowy Egret 0 5 5 14 87.5% 94%
5   American Oystercatcher 0 5 4 14 87.5% 96%
6   Great Egret 0 5 5 13 81.2% 90%
7   Great Blue Heron 0 3 3 12 75.0% 92%
8   Forster's Tern 1 5 4 12 75.0% 97%
9   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 4 3 11 68.8% 89%
10   Least Sandpiper 0 4 2 11 68.8% 92%
11   Brant 0 5 4 11 68.8% 100%
12   Red-winged Blackbird 0 4 2 10 62.5% 89%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 0 5 4 10 62.5% 77%
14   Semipalmated Plover 0 4 3 10 62.5% 84%
15   Short-billed Dowitcher 1 3 3 9 56.2% 91%
16   Ruddy Turnstone 0 3 2 8 50.0% 83%
17   Clapper Rail 0 4 3 8 50.0% 90%
18   Common Tern 0 3 2 7 43.8% 66%
19   Greater Yellowlegs 0 2 2 7 43.8% 79%
20   Ring-billed Gull 0 2 3 6 37.5% 52%
21   Osprey 0 4 3 5 31.2% 52%
22   Black-bellied Plover 0 3 4 5 31.2% 76%
23   Boat-tailed Grackle 0 3 2 5 31.2% 69%
24   Mallard 0 4 3 4 25.0% 45%
25   Barn Swallow 0 3 2 4 25.0% 45%
26   American Black Duck 0 4 3 4 25.0% 86%
27   Canada Goose 0 2 2 3 18.8% 30%
28   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 2 2 3 18.8% 54%
29   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 2 2 2 12.5% 49%
30   Lesser Yellowlegs 1 2 2 2 12.5% 46%
31   Least Tern 0 1 2 2 12.5% 53%
32   Willet 0 2 3 2 12.5% 56%
33   Royal Tern 1 2 1 2 12.5% 48%
34   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0 1 1 2 12.5% 82%
35   Gray Catbird 0 1 1 1 6.2% 2%
36   Northern Mockingbird 0 1 1 1 6.2% 6%
37   Song Sparrow 0 1 1 1 6.2% 6%
38   Carolina Wren 0 1 1 1 6.2% 8%
39   Spotted Sandpiper 0 1 2 1 6.2% 12%
40   Tree Swallow 0 1 1 1 6.2% 18%
41   Fish Crow 0 1 1 1 6.2% 20%
42   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 1 1 1 6.2% 27%
43   Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 1 6.2% 36%
44   Black Skimmer 0 1 1 1 6.2% 19%
45   Sanderling 0 1 1 1 6.2% 27%
46   White-rumped Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 6.2% 51%
47   Little Blue Heron 0 1 3 1 6.2% 39%
48   Caspian Tern 1 1 1 1 6.2% 42%
49   Seaside Sparrow 1 1 1 1 6.2% 67%
50   American White Pelican 1 1 1 1 6.2% 47%
51   Marbled Godwit 1 1 2 1 6.2% 44%